What color is #43425E?

#43425E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43425E?

The RGB value is 67, 66, 94: 67 red, 66 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43425E?

The complementary color is #5D5E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43425E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43425E color

#43425E rgb(67, 66, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #43425E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 25.9% green and 36.9% blue (67, 66, 94).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#43425E color codes

HEX	`#43425E`
RGB	`rgb(67, 66, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 25.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 30%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 30%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.15, 7.54, -16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.15, 18.05, 294.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.283, 5.898, 11.395)`
Decimal	`4407902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43425E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #43425E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#43425E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #43425E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43425e; }
.text { color: #43425e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43425e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 66 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43425e, #51425e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #43425E?: #43425E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43425E?: The RGB value is 67, 66, 94: 67 red, 66 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43425E?: The complementary color is #5D5E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43425E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.